Clark earns second straight player of the week honor
MONDAY, NOV 16, 2009ST. PAUL, Minn. - Leon Clark was named the MIAC's offensive player of the week, for the second straight time, on Monday after he rushed for 261 yards and two scores in the Oles' 34-20 win over Hamline on Saturday.

Clark rushes for 261 yards, two scores as Oles drop HU 34-20
SATURDAY, NOV 14, 2009NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Leon Clark rushed for 261 yards and two touchdowns, including a 94-yard score that all but sealed the win, as St. Olaf defeated visiting Hamline 34-20 on Saturday in the season finale for both schools.

Clark is league's player of the week
TUESDAY, NOV 10, 2009ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Olaf sophomore running back Leon Clark was named the MIAC's offensive player of the week on Monday after he rushed for 201 yards and a touchdown in the Oles' 20-7 win over Gustavus on Saturday.

Defense, Clark lead Oles past Gustavus, 20-7
SATURDAY, NOV 7, 2009ST. PETER, Minn. - Leon Clark rushed for 201 yards and a score and the St. Olaf defense forced five Gustavus turnovers in the Oles' 20-7 MIAC football win over the host Gusties on Saturday afternoon.

Cobbers hand Oles another tight loss
SATURDAY, OCT 31, 2009NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Concordia College defeated St. Olaf 17-14 in a MIAC football game on Saturday, handing the host Oles their fourth straight one-possession loss.

Football battles with, but loses 10-3 decision at fifth-ranked SJU
SATURDAY, OCT 24, 2009COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. - The St. Olaf football team had its final drive stopped on the SJU 25-yard line as time expired as fifth-ranked Saint John's defeated the visiting Oles 10-3 on Saturday afternoon at Clemons Stadium.

Football falls to Royals, 15-7
SATURDAY, OCT 10, 2009NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Bethel University stopped a fourth quarter St. Olaf rally to claim a 15-7 MIAC football win over the host Oles on Saturday afternoon at Manitou Field.

Late rally falls short as Carleton prevails over Oles
SATURDAY, OCT 3, 2009NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Carleton held off St. Olaf 17-13 in a MIAC football game on Saturday after the Oles all but erased a 17-0 fourth quarter deficit.

Concannon named MIAC's defensive player of the week
MONDAY, SEP 28, 2009ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Olaf senior linebacker Adam Concannon (Orlando, Fla./University) was named the MIAC's defensive player of the week on Monday, after he helped the Oles to a 24-14 win over Augsburg on Saturday.

Football outlasts Auggies 24-14
SATURDAY, SEP 26, 2009NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Antonio Jennings' 90-yard touchdown reception from John Haberman with 4:28 left in regulation lifted St. Olaf to a 24-14 win over visiting Augsburg College on Saturday.

Fourth quarter spells Oles in 27-16 loss at No. 18 St. Thomas
SATURDAY, SEP 19, 2009ST. PAUL, Minn. - No. 18 St. Thomas used two Ben Wartman touchdowns in the fourth quarter to defeat St. Olaf, 27-16, in the MIAC opener for both schools on Saturday afternoon.

Oles roll at PLU, 46-7
SATURDAY, SEP 12, 2009PUYUALLUP, Wash. - John Haberman threw four touchdown passes and Leon Clark rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown to lead St. Olaf to a 46-7 win over host Pacific Lutheran University on Saturday afternoon.

Jones is MIAC's offensive player of the week
TUESDAY, SEP 8, 2009NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Carson Jones was named the MIAC's offensive player of the week on Tuesday, after he had six receptions for 148 yards and three scores in the Oles' win over Luther on Saturday.

Jones, Clark, Haberman lead Oles past Luther
SATURDAY, SEP 5, 2009NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Carson Jones had three touchdown catches from John Haberman and Leon Clark rushed for 197 yards to lead St. Olaf past Luther College, 33-13, on Saturday afternoon at Manitou Field.

2009 St. Olaf football preview
TUESDAY, SEP 1, 2009NORTHFIELD, Minn. - St. Olaf head coach Jerry Olszewski, excited about the maturity of his 2009 team, will look to an experienced defense to lead the way this fall.

Clark is a preseason All-America pick as kick returner
WEDNESDAY, JUN 3, 2009ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Olaf utility back Leon Clark, who will be a sophomore in 2009, was named to the sixth annual Consensus Draft Services Division III Preseason All-American team as a kick returner last week.

Gant joins Rams
FRIDAY, APR 17, 2009ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Horace Gant, a 2008 graduate of St. Olaf who spent last season on the Washington Redskins' practice squad, was signed by the NFL's St. Louis Rams earlier this week.

Williams, Nelson named to MIAC First team
MONDAY, NOV 24, 2008ST. PAUL, Minn. - John Michael Williams, Jr., and Matt Nelson were named to the MIAC's all-conference first-team on Monday.

Football wraps up season with 31-10 win over Pipers
SATURDAY, NOV 15, 2008ST. PAUL, Minn. - Coty Watkins rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns to lead St. Olaf to a 31-10 football win over host Hamline University to wrap up the 2008 season.

Watkins' run caps double overtime win
SATURDAY, NOV 8, 2008NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Coty Watkins rushed for 131 yards and the game-winning touchdown in the second overtime to lead St. Olaf to a 27-20 football win over visiting Gustavus Adolphus College on Saturday afternoon.

Oles upend league-leading Cobbers 28-25
SATURDAY, NOV 1, 2008MOORHEAD, Minn. - The St. Olaf defense forced five turnovers while John Haberman threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more to lead the visiting Oles to a 28-25 football win over Concordia College on Saturday afternoon.

Johnnies beat Oles in overtime
SATURDAY, OCT 25, 2008NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Joe Boyle scored on a one-yard run in overtime as Saint John's defeated the St. Olaf football team 20-14 on Saturday afternoon at Manitou Field.

Bethel gets 31-7 football win over visiting Oles
SATURDAY, OCT 11, 2008ARDEN HILLS, Minn. - Bethel University defeated visiting St. Olaf 31-7 in an MIAC football game on Saturday afternoon.

Football drops 21-7 decision to Knights
SATURDAY, OCT 4, 2008NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Matt Frank had 11 receptions for 131 yards and two touchdowns to lead visiting Carleton to a 21-7 win over St. Olaf on Saturday afternoon.

Football falls at Augsburg
SATURDAY, SEP 27, 2008MINNEAPOLIS - Jordan Berg threw for 397 yards and three touchdowns to lead host Augsburg to a 49-21 football win over St. Olaf on Saturday.

Special Teams Player of the Week honors go to Clark
MONDAY, SEP 22, 2008ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Olaf first year Leon Clark was named the MIAC's Co-Special Teams Player of the Week after he returned a punt 78 yards for a touchdown in the Oles' 29-23, six-overtime win over St. Thomas on Saturday.

Football outlasts Tommies in sixth OT
SATURDAY, SEP 20, 2008NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Coty Watkins rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns, including the winning tally in the sixth overtime, as St. Olaf outlasted the University of St. Thomas 29-23 in an MIAC football game on Saturday afternoon.

Myron P. Medcalf, Star Tribune: He [Olszewski] went from YMCA to MIAC
WEDNESDAY, SEP 17, 2008Jerry Olszewski found himself out of football for three years in Mankato, but after his "hiatus" from coaching, he now is trying to maintain a successful program at St. Olaf.

Nelson is MIAC's Special Teams Player of the Week
MONDAY, SEP 15, 2008ST. PAUL, Minn. - St. Olaf punter Matt Nelson was named the MIAC's special teams player of the week after he helped the Oles to a 17-0 win over PLU on Saturday.

Football gets shutout win over PLU
SATURDAY, SEP 13, 2008NORTHFIELD, Minn. - The St. Olaf football team earned its first shutout since 2005 with a 17-0 win over visiting Pacific Lutheran University on Saturday at Manitou Field.

Oles win Olszewski debut
SATURDAY, SEP 6, 2008DECORAH, Iowa - Coty Watkins rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown to help St. Olaf, under first year head coach Jerry Olszewski, past Luther College 23-14 on Saturday afternoon in the season opener for each school.

2008 St. Olaf College Football Preview
WEDNESDAY, SEP 3, 2008NORTHFIELD, Minn. - Jerry Olszewski, in his first season at the helm of the St. Olaf College football squad, is inheriting a team that graduated its best class in the last three decades this spring but the new coach has nothing but the future in mind.

Gant gets spot on Redskins' practice squad
TUESDAY, SEP 2, 2008ASHBURN, Va. - St. Olaf grad Horace Gant '08 was added to the Washington Redskins' eight-man practice squad on Sunday.